Is there a procedure code that should be reported for this?
Foreign body removal: EAR:
INDICATIONS: left lobe patient has an inbedded ear ring back.
POSITION: Seated.
REMOVAL TECHNIQUE:
Grasping foreign body with forceps: Moved the otoscope lens to one side and introduced bayonet forceps or alligator forceps through the otoscope lens. Gently withdrew the forceps, with attached foreign body, from the auditory canal.
COMPLICATIONS: none.
Foreign body removal: EAR:
INDICATIONS: left lobe patient has an inbedded ear ring back.
POSITION: Seated.
REMOVAL TECHNIQUE:
Grasping foreign body with forceps: Moved the otoscope lens to one side and introduced bayonet forceps or alligator forceps through the otoscope lens. Gently withdrew the forceps, with attached foreign body, from the auditory canal.
COMPLICATIONS: none.